Idaho Springs, Colorado is a small mountain town located in the Rocky Mountains. With a population of just over 1,800 people, it is an intimate and close-knit community with a vibrant culture. The local politics in Idaho Springs are centered around maintaining the town's unique character while striving for progress and improvement. City council meetings often involve discussions about growth, environmental issues, public safety, and other matters that affect every day life in the town. Residents are encouraged to vote in local elections and take part in political discussions to ensure their voices are heard. Community involvement is essential for keeping Idaho Springs strong and unified as it continues to grow and evolve.
The political climate in Idaho Springs, CO is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, CO is somewhat liberal. In Clear Creek County, CO 55.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clear Creek county remained strongly Democratic, 55.0% to 42.1%.
Clear Creek county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Idaho Springs, CO is leaning liberal.
Clear Creek County, Colorado is somewhat liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Idaho Springs, Colorado: r d D D d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Idaho Springs, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,960 contributions totaling $605,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 901 contributions totaling $296,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)